Steel blue

#4092c7

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for steel blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Steel blue, a strong blue at 204 degrees. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Steel blue color values

Every conversion for #4092c7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4092c7
RGB64, 146, 199
HSL204, 55%, 52%
HSV204, 68%, 78%
CMYK68%, 27%, 0%, 22%
Lab57.82, -7.96, -34.67
XYZ22.7, 25.77, 57.81
Decimal4231879
Web safe#3399cc
Pantone2925 C
Pantone2925 CHex#4092c7Rgb64 146 199Cmyk68 27 0 22Lab58 -8 -35Darker#1b435dDeep#2b6b94Lighter#7cb0d2

Shades of steel blue

Tints of steel blue

Colors that go with steel blue

Steel blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 68, 27, 0, 22.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4092c7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
68 27 0 22
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
67 29 4 28
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Steel blue in css

Copy #4092c7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4092c7; }
.text { color: #4092c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4092c7; }

How steel blue looks on light and dark

Steel blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #4092c7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.41:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
6.15:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4092c7 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Steel blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #4092c7 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around steel blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn steel blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #4092c7 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from steel blue, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #4092c7 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.